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Attitude Test

Name: Attitude Test
Director: Fabrizio Copano, Augusto Matte
Released: 2016
Duration: 82 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

2016

Director

Fabrizio Copano, Augusto Matte

Runtime

82 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Attitude Test functions as a regional coming-of-age comedy that finds its strength in its departure from Anglo-Saxon cinematic norms. By grounding the story in a Chilean context, it offers a perspective that inherently challenges the homogeneity often found in major studio productions. However, the film lacks documented evidence of deep multi-layered complexity. While the premise of adolescent rebellion against academic institutions provides a cultural critique, the specific identities of the characters remain largely undefined in the available narrative data. Ultimately, the film presents a moderate level of representation. It succeeds in framing social experience as a priority over institutional meritocracy, but it does not yet demonstrate a commitment to systemic identity-based storytelling.

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Category Breakdown

Does Attitude Test have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film centers on a peer group of adolescents, a demographic often ripe for identity exploration. However, there is no explicit evidence of queer character arcs or critiques of straight relationships.

How does Attitude Test portray gender?

Fair

The story follows four high school seniors, but the specific gender distribution of the group is not defined. The narrative focuses on adolescent rebellion and personal growth rather than gendered power dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Attitude Test?

Fair

As a Chilean production, the film naturally operates outside of North American media clichés. The regional context suggests a departure from Western dominance, though specific casting details are unconfirmed.

How does Attitude Test represent religion and culture?

Good

The plot disrupts expectations of institutional respect by centering on the theft of a state exam. It prioritizes social experience and partying over systemic academic compliance.

Does Attitude Test include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence within the narrative to suggest the inclusion or depiction of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The Chilean setting provides a natural departure from the homogeneous white clichés prevalent in North American media.
The narrative challenges institutional norms by framing academic success as an obstacle to be bypassed through rebellion.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit evidence of queer character arcs or the subversion of straight relationship norms.
There is no documented representation of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
The gender distribution of the central group remains unspecified, leaving potential gendered power dynamics unexplored.

Official Synopsis

Four high school seniors steal an important college entrance exam and go on vacation to "study," but accidentally lose the exam while partying.

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